Balloon Data

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Links to Data by Year/Mission

2004: INTEX-A/IONS-04; Pre-Ave

2005: AVE

2006: MILAGRO; INTEX-B/IONS-06; TexAQS II

2007

2008

2009: SHARP

We are currently reprocessing and uploading our data to this web site. Please be patient. For all of our version 1 data, please go to the RU TOPP website.

Use the table below to find data files with pressure, temperature, humidity, and ozone. You can also find graphs of the ozone profiles and the predicted balloon trajectories. If you find an instrument package, email us the experiment number (found on the outside of the instrument package) and location where you found it. NOAA offers a $30 reward for mailing the instruments back to them in Boulder. Detailed information can be found on the instruments themselves. See the picture below to get an idea of what the instrument package looks like.

Click on Profiles "P" to get the ozone profile in partial pressure.
Click on Profiles "MR" to get the ozone profile in mixing ratio.
Click on Predicted Trajectory "Traj" to get the balloon path in air.
Click on Predicted Trajectory "Land" to get the estimated balloon landing site. Maps constructed using mapquest.
Click on "X" to get ASCII files of our data
Click on "D" to get ASCII files of our reprocessed data. These files include wind speeds and direction, and potential vorticity data from NASA's GEOS-4 assimilation model [Bloom, et al., 2005].

Attention Scientists: We are happy to share our data. If you use our data, please email us to let us know what you're doing. We would enjoy collaborating with you.

Data from 2004 - INTEX-NA - Pre-AVE

Funding provided by the Shell Center for Sustainability of Rice University and NASA's Division of Earth Science.

Launch Date	Launch Time (GMT)	Data File	Plots	Notes
20040708	20:20	X	P, MR, TrMR
20040709	19:06
20040710	22:15
20040712	19:00
20040713	19:00
20040714	19:33
20040715	19:30
20040716	19:30
20040719	19:32
20040720	19:00
20040721	19:00
20040723	18:01
20040724	19:30
20040728	16:51
20040729	17:15	X	P, MR, TrMR
20040730	11:45	X	P, MR, TrMR
20040731	18:25
20040802	18:02
20040803	19:00
20040804	19:00	X	P, MR, TrMR	Faulty RH sensor
20040805	12:00	X	P, MR, TrMR
20040805	19:00	X	P, MR, TrMR
20040806	19:10
20040811	19:00
20040812	19:01
20040813	19:42
20040828	18:36
20040909	19:27
20040923	19:40
20041004	20:05
20041031	18:10
20041103	19:43
20041105	19:34
20041107	19:32
20041109	18:53
20041112	22:11

 

Data from 2005 - AVE

Funding provided by the Shell Center for Sustainability of Rice University, the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, and NASA's Division of Earth Science.

Launch Date	Launch Time (GMT)	Data File	Plots	Notes
20050802	1845	X	P, MR, TrMR
20050803	1140	X	P, MR, TrMR
20050803	1900	X	P, MR, TrMR

 

Data from 2006 - MILAGRO, INTEX-B, TexAQS-II

Funding provided by the Shell Center for Sustainability of Rice University, the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, and NASA's Division of Earth Science.

Launch Date	Launch Time (GMT)	Data File	Plots	Notes
20060301	20:07	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060304	17:20	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060307	19:03	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060308	19:31	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060417	19:35	X	P, MR, TrMR
20060424	17:48	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060817	12:08	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060817	18:38	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060828	18:07	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060829	18:03	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060830	18:13	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060831	12:00	X	P, MR, TrMR
20060831	18:29	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060901	18:54	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060902	12:01	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060902	18:38	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060913	18:46	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060914	12:04	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060914	17:59	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060915	12:11	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060915	18:04	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060919	18:01	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060920	12:03	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060920	18:00	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060925	11:59	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060925	18:02	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060926	15:39	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20060926	19:16	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20061005	12:01	X	P, MR, TrMR
20061005	18:01	X	P, MR, TrMR
20061108	13:52	X	P, MR, TrMR
20061108	18:59	X	P, MR, TrMR
20061117	13:04	X	P, MR, TrMR
20061117	18:59	X	P, MR, TrMR

 

Data from 2007

Funding provided by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality and NASA's Division of Earth Science.

Launch Date	Launch Time (GMT)	Data File	Plots	Notes
20070810	18:31	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20070811	12:06	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20070811	18:31	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20070813	18:40
20070814	18:52
20070824	18:35
20070907	18:43	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj

 

Data from 2008

Funding provided by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality and NASA's Division of Earth Science.

Launch Date	Launch Time (GMT)	Data File	Plots	Notes
20080306	19:33	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080307	19:34	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080308	13:41	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080308	19:25	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080309	18:02	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080311	18:25	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080312	20:22	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080313	18:20	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080417	18:57	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080419	19:04	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080420	18:39	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080421	18:50	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080422	18:43	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080424	17:48	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080426	18:30	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080520	19:07	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080522	12:08	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080522	18:41	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080613	19:28	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080614	6:54	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080614	13:57	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080614	19:24	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080615	6:43	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080615	12:04	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080615	20:12	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080715	19:20	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080801	19:07	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080813	18:26	X	P, MR, TrMR	most data missing
20080815	12:43	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080818	13:45	X	P, MR, TrMR
20080821	18:03	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080822	19:56	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080829	16:45	X	P, MR, TrMR	bad ozone data
20080905	19:26	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080911	17:07	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080917	20:35	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080919	20:33	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20080926	18:42	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20081003	18:18	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20081010	18:28	X	P, MR, TrMR
20081018	21:29	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20081024	19:17	X	P, MR, TrMR
20081031	17:58	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20081107	19:37	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20081114	18:38	X	P, MR, TrMR

 

Data from 2009

Funding provided by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality.

Launch Date	Launch Time (GMT)	Data File	Plots	Notes
20090318	17:59	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	iMet radiosonde used - first trial
20090330	20:35	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	Missing met. data
20090404	18:06	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090411	19:01	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090414	18:18	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090421	18:08	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary
20090422	17:59	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet radiosonde; no O3 data
20090430	18:24	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090503	16:15	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090504	18:04	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090505	19:19	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090509	19:21	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090512	19:15	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090516	19:15	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090518	19:06	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary
20090519	19:11	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090520	08:05	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090520	19:35	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	Pressure sensor malfunction. Used GPS alt. and std. atmos. to calc. pressure.
20090521	12:36	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, SO2, Traj	preliminary & pressure sensor failure > 12 km
20090523	18:04	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090525	19:09	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090527	17:44	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090528	19:10	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; pump temp. sensor failure
20090529	19:22	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; no O3 data
20090530	13:23	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, SO2, Traj	preliminary
20090530	19:34	X	P, MR,TrMR	preliminary; no GPS
20090622	19:15	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090626	19:15	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090629	19:12	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090702	19:23	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090706	19:00	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090712	19:08	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090717	19:37	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090721	19:06	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090723	19:06	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090724	12:34	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, SO2, Traj	preliminary; pressure sensor malfunction @ ~27 km - use GPS alt. to derive MR
20090724	19:05	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090728	19:35	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090806	19:06	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090813	19:08	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; pressure sensor failure - used GPS alt. to compute pressure, O3 mixing ratio
20090817	19:07	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090819	19:18	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; transmitter failure above 13 km
20090821	19:03	X	P, MR, TrMR	preliminary; iMet; GPS failed
20090824	19:02	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090826	19:02	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; no data above 5 km
20090829	18:57	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj
20090831	18:58	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; pressure correction > 5 hPa
20090904	19:05	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090909	18:45	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090911	19:34	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, SO2, Traj	preliminary
20090914	19:05	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; problem w/pre-flight O3 data; flight data may be okay
20090918	19:03	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090922	19:24	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090923	19:01	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090924	19:04	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090927	19:57	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	U.H. Downtown Campus launch; preliminary
20090928	19:19	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20090930	19:16	X	P, MR, TrMR	GPS failure
20091016	19:07	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20091017	18:59	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20091018	19:02	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet
20091105	19:08	X	P, MR, W, TrMR, TrW, Traj	preliminary; iMet; O3 data all bad; pressure sensor corrected by 5.9 hPa; GPS altitude reported